Via WSJ: “Director Mike Judge’s new animated television series ‘The Goode Family’ is a send-up of a clan of environmentalists who live by the words ‘What would Al Gore do?’ Gerald and Helen Goode want nothing more than to minimize
Embedded video from CNN Video WSJ: If the flight is absolutely packed, the large traveler may have to disembark and wait for another plane that isn’t as crowded, United said. The No. 3 U.S. airline by traffic said it was
Embedded video from CNN Video WSJ: Jobless claims have risen sharply during this recession, but shown some stabilization lately. Last week, newly filed claims plunged by a seasonally adjusted 53,000 to 610,000 — which some cautioned was a quirk of
You know, when you do something really stupid late at night, like read Henry Rollins’ Dispatches section on his website, and you come across his characterization of the tea parties happening around the country as “Small groups of grouchy white
According to the Wall Street Journal (and linked in the headlines), actor Kal Penn–known best as Kumar, a pot-smoking, fun-loving, trouble-seeking character in the profoundly stupid Harold and Kumar series–is leaving Hollywood to work in the Obama administration: Penn, best
WSJ: General Motors Corp. is teaming with Segway Inc., maker of the upright, self-balancing scooters, to build a new type of two-wheeled vehicle designed to move easily through congested urban streets. The machine, which GM says it aims to develop
I wish I could say I was shocked to discover that Health and Human Services cabinet nominee Kathleen Sebelius is a tax cheat. I’m not moronic or Democrat enough to call this administration a “culture of corruption,” I’ll leave that
Just a Couple of Supply-Siders Progressive liberal Democrat Alec Baldwin sent many heads spinning all over the blogosphere when he recently said this: I’m telling you right now,” the actor warned, “if these tax breaks are not reinstated into the
Gawker: A tipster writes: “I’m pretty sure it’s Laura Meckler at WSJ. Could be! The one pic we can find looks similar!
WSJ: Gabriele Klose simply couldn’t let the hunter kill the wild boar running around her flower store. Not after it looked up at her with big, innocent eyes. The hairy beast was one of thousands of wild boars that have
WSJ: A fund of hedge funds run by two members of Vice President Joe Biden’s family was marketed exclusively by companies controlled by Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, who is facing Securities and Exchange Commission accusations of engaging in an
A 23.3 rating this year, compared to last year’s record low of 21.9. The headlines read, “Oscar Ratings on the Rise.” If George W. Bush ran the Academy they would read, “Oscar Viewership Barely Keeps Up With Annual Increase in
Embedded video from CNN Video WSJ: The boys said they were “acting in retaliation after they lost their trust funds to the accused swindler†and that their act of toilet-paper justice was sanctioned by their parents.
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy WSJ: House Democrats renewed their effort to force former White House aide Karl Rove to testify in a probe into Justice Department controversies, presenting a challenge to President
Only in a political vacuum would anyone be surprised “The Dark Knight” was all but snubbed by Academy voters this morning. The defense will be that it’s a comic book movie, as though “Frost/Nixon” isn’t. What happened to all the
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy WSJ: Mr. Bush and ex-First Lady Laura Bush took off via Marine helicopter for Andrews Air Force Base following Tuesday’s noontime inauguration ceremonies. There, the Bushes met privately
Yesterday I mentioned the doc-sitcom Scrubs. Today, comes this news on the Wall Street Journal‘s op-ed page: “Hospital Scrubs Are a Germy, Deadly Mess.” In the last season of another medical drama, ER, will George Clooney have the audacity to
WSJ: The coalition includes unions such as the Service Employees International Union and the AFL-CIO, the Sierra Club and umbrella group Americans United for Change, which helped sink President George W. Bush’s effort to add individual investment accounts to Social
Embedded video from CNN Video WSJ: New potential victims emerged of Wall Street veteran Bernard Madoff’s alleged giant Ponzi scheme, with international banks, hedge funds and wealthy private investors among those sorting out what could amount to tens of billions
